AOC: Democrats must be ‘brawlers for the working class’ to address Trumpism

When Democratic lawmakers fought with the reality of President Donald Trump’s second period this week, the US rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday the party to see the president’s devotion to billionaires and businesses-after he fought as a master of the forgotten working class-as an opportunity to make it clear that Democrats, not Republicans, will fight for the interests of “everyday life people.”

First, the New York Democratic Convention said in an interview with Jon Stewart at his podcast, “The Weekly Show,” the party has to give up its own allegiance to the billionaire class.

Trump, his close ties with tech billionaires like Tesla -founder Elon Musk, his plans to expand the tax cuts in 2017, which primarily benefit the wealthy, and his promises of deregulation to oil leaders prior to election all highlight “ways we can fight Back, “Ocasio-Cortez said.

“One of the things we need to do is talk directly to people,” the congregation woman said. “There must be Democrats going the trip and talking the lecture. There is a crazy amount of hypocrisy, and hypocrisy is what is being exploited (by Republicans).”

Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the example of “insider trading” of legislators, with members of Congress receiving briefings on the defense industry, pharmaceutical drugs and other companies capable of using information not available to the public to predict future share prices . Seam Common DreamsReported in December, dozens bought or sold by members of Congress up to $ 113 million shares in the Pentagon contractors last year with three Democrats – repetitions. Josh Gottheimer (DN.J.), Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) And Suzan Delbene (D-Wash.)-Holds Most.

Pelosi, the former house speaker, is among the legislators who have severely defended stock trading of legislators, while Ocasio-Cortez has often spoken against practice.

“People think that everyday people are stupid,” ocasio-cortez told Stewart Thursday. “Do you really think people don’t see this shit? … and then we have to act as money only ruining Republicans? Give me a fucking break.”

Trump won the support of working class people across the country, increases His support among voters, who earn less than $ 100,000 a year despite what Ocasio-Cortez said: “That he has a Supreme Court, that there are the workers’ worker rights that (Republicans) is overwhelming against raising a minimum wage, that they Really is beating the civil rights around working people and organizing.

Richer voters the changed Against the Democratic Party of the election supporting the democratic candidate, former Vice President Kamala Harris.

To respond to Trump’s victory, Ocasio-Cortez said, “We have to be a party of brawlers for the working class.”

“We have chased this wealthy group and made all these little concessions and hoped that working not noticing,” she added.

The congress – who fought for a top house for surveillance committee in recent weeks, but lost to a more senior Democrat – has been a leading spokesman for the green new deal that would fight; push to expand the Medicare cover to any American; And a supporter of teaching -free public college who were offered students all over the United States until at least the 1970s.

Her interview with Stewart came as Semaphorreported that democratic leaders “fight with how much resistance to Mount to Trump’s cabinet.”

“We are clearly in a bit of disorder,” a democratic senator told the business. “I don’t think people are really sure what lesson to learn at this choice.”

Jesse Brenneman, an editor of the podcast “Know Your Enemy,” commented that “the fact that Democrats do not know what to do, tell you all about their priorities.”

In an email to supporters the day after Trump was inaugurated this week, Ocasio-Cortez held on to the same message she shared with Stewart.

Pointing up to the technical billionaires who participated in the inauguration, with many elected officials “kicked to front” told Supporters: “You are ripped off. All of us are ripped off for the next four years, but what do we do about it?”

“Trump Trifecta has grabbed, and also has their billionaire right -wing donors,” she said. “Our movement for real progress will have to push harder than ever in the next four years.”